2013 Processing & Mining Performance

History A. ԱՄ B C. • • The first gold poured at the Taparko-Bouroum Gold Mine on July 17, 2007. The start-up of the Taparko-Bouroum Gold Mine marked the revival of a modern gold mining industry in Burkina Faso. It is the first commercially operated gold mine in the country since the government operated Poura mine closed in 1999. Taparko annual production summary nordgold Year Tonnes Processed Feed Grade Au Au recovery (%) (g/t) 2008 368 973 3.04 91.1 2009 814 519 3.97 93.5 2010 1 273 759 3.46 90.3 2011 1 461 309 3.26 84.3 2012 1 677 442 3.09 82.1 LO 5

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